Camera Manager Script

MEL Script that comes with a camera toolset to streamline productivity inside of Maya. Credit to Firas Ershead for the 2D Camera Zoom tool.

Features

Create Simple Camera Rig – Creates a simple camera rig with the option of having controls on the aim locator or created curve.

Create Absolute Camera – Creates a camera in the position of the current viewport or camera. Options of full attributes or only aim attributes.
Scene Cameras Overview – Lists the current cameras in the scene with right-click function to Rename, Look-Through, Delete, and others.
Toggle Image Planes – Shows/Hides all image planes in the viewport.
Toggle Clippling Planes – Shows/Hides the selected camera’s clipping planes in the viewport.
Camera Zoom – A 2D Camera zoom to make detailed adjustments without changing the perspective.
Toggle Selection Highlighting – Shows/Hides the selection highlighting in the viewport.
Random Selection – Randomly deselects objects that you already have selected.
Create Locator – Creates a Locator in the absolute position of an object while inheriting it’s rotation.
AE Null Preperation – Isolates the locator and object, constrains the two and bakes its keys.
AE Camera Preperation – Creates a camera using the “Absolute Camera” feature in this toolset, constrains, isolates, and bakes it’s keyframes